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111 West Jackson Blv, Suite 1700, Office 17020, Chicago, IL 60604
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1550, Chicago, IL 60604
650 North Dearborn, Suite #700, Chicago, IL 60654
134 N. LaSalle St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60602
526 Market Loop Rd, Suite D, West Dundee, IL 60118
225 W. Washington St., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60606
5600 N River Rd, Suite 800, Rosemont, IL 60018
2040 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
900 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 7E, Chicago, IL 60607
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 318, Northbrook, IL 60062
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 303, Northbrook, IL 60062
134 N LaSalle St, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60602
30 North LaSalle, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602
1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL 60523
222 W Adams St, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60606
15255 S 94th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462
191 N Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 2950, Chicago, IL 60606
220 E Illinois, Suite 3704, Chicago, IL 60611
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900, Chicago, IL 60606-6361
100 Illinois St., Suite 200, St. Charles, IL 60174
2561 Augusta Way, Highland Park, IL 60035
980 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611
1800 Larkin Avenue, Elgin, IL 60123
1180 North Milwaukee Avenue, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60642
2001 Butterfield Rd, Suite 1025, Downers Grove, IL 60515
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Illinois state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine